The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-28
A Railroad Hearing.

SKowHEGAN, June 27.-The hearing on
the location of the Boston and Quebec Air
Line railroad before the railroad commits
sioners at the Court House tomorrow brings
large number of prominent men from up
river towns here tonight with promise of
crowd tomorrow. Hon. E. F. Webb appears
for the Boston and Quebec road; Hon. w. i.
Putnam and Col. G. I. Stevens for the bond
holders of the Somerset road in opposition
to the location. The arguments against the
location is understood to be that it interferes
with vested rights of the Somerset road.
Fatal Fall.
GARDINER. June 27.-Jean Collins,
Frenchman, 33 years of age, seaman on the
brig Jennie Hurlbut, fell from the mainmast
to the deck Monday afternoon, and was
shnckingly mangled. He cannot live.
Bar Harbor Items.
BAR HARBoR, June 27.-The summer
timetable went into effect today Many
cottagers are here for the season. Twice as
many visitors are here now as were here the
first of July last year. Nearly all the hotels
are open.
Several important real estate transactions
have taken place the past week.
The land at Otter Cliffs has been sold to
Western parties.
Regrasse Fox has recently added small
lot to the Malverin Hotel property. paying
therefore $20,0Co.
A Narrow Escape.
RocKLAND, June 27.-Augustus Carter,
the young man who was wounded in the
shooting affray last week. is pronounced
out of danger by the attending physicians,
and will soon be removed to his home in
Hope. Robinson, who is charged with the
assault, is still in jail, being unable to secure
bail.
Working On the Ten Hour System.
LEWISTON, June 27.-The Bates and An
droscoggin Mills began on the ten hour sys-
TEN today. The operatives have half holi-
day Saturdays. The other mills change
July 1st.
commencement at Hebron Acade-
my.
HEBRON, June 27.-Sunday morning was
clear and cool, and the friends and patrons
of Hebron Academy, from far and near, as
sembled at the church, which wac tNstefally
| decorated by the graduating class.
After about two hundred people were
seated the class of 'SS, numbering twenty
four, were ushered in and seated in front of
the pulpit. The following was the pro-
gramme of the services which were very in
teresting: Music was furnished by the
Male Quartette prayer was offered by Rev.
G. E. Harden; Scripture reading, Rev. c. K.
| Harden; PRAYER Mr.. Harden.
The lesson was from Ex. ii:12. The
speaker showed that I'll would find it good
policy to look straight on, and gave through.
out his discourse forcible illustrations to
prove his argument, mentioning as examples
of answering integrity, Garfield, Peabody
and VIM. E. Dodge.
In closing, he directed the class to look
earnestly to Jesus, the author and fnisher OF
the faith, who alone would enable them to
attain the victory and everlasting life, clos
ing with prayer. The exercises closed with
a beautiful selection of music by the quar-
tette and benediction by Rev. c. E. Tilley.
Death of Native of maine.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 27.-Milburn M.
Greene, ex-president of the Columbus, Hook
ing Valley and Toledo railroad, died here
last night, after short illness of peritonitis
Mr.. Greene's was the master-hand that de
veloped the great Hooking Valley region
and he was looked upon as a leading man il
that section of the county. He was born il
Lewiston, Me, and his first railroad ex
perience was on the old Vermont Central
Fire at ogunquIt.
SAco, June 27.-The large store occupie,
by j. II. Littleaeld, aud barn in the rea
of the Maxwell House, at Ogunquit, wer
burned this morning. The buildings wer
owned by Mr.. Maxwell and were PARTIAL.
insured. The loss is estimated at abou
s6OC0. Nearly the entire contents of tn
! store were destroyed
Elected to be a Cashier.
BANGOR, June 27.-Mr, W. Fl. S. Law
renee, for the past nineteen years the nor
ey order clerk of the Bangor Postoffice, wa
today elected cashier of the Kenduskeag M
tional Bank, vice Geo. II. Hopkins, resigned